Three Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Obama on his
European tour have been sent home and disciplined after embarking on a night
of drinking in the Netherlands.

One of the agents was discovered drunk, reportedly passed out in a hotel
corridor on Sunday morning, the day before Mr Obama US leader was set to
arrive in the Netherlands for his high-stakes trip. Staff at the hotel,
located near The Hague alerted the US Embassy after finding the intoxicated
agent.

The other two agents were also disciplined for after failing to intervene and
help their drunken colleague, a US